Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Spain

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Spain in 2022 — 6.41 per 1,000. Ranked 36 in the world out of 126. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 126.4%.

2022 6.41 per 1,000 −1.48% vs 2021
World rank 36of 126
Period maximum 6.5 per 1,0002021
Period minimum 2.83 per 1,0001990

Trend over time

1990–2022 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Spain, 1990–20222345671990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 2.83 per 1,0001991: 4.11 per 1,0001992: 4.18 per 1,0001993: 4.23 per 1,0001994: 4.21 per 1,0001995: 4.3 per 1,0001996: 3.39 per 1,0001997: 3.46 per 1,0001998: 3.45 per 1,0001999: 3.5 per 1,0002000: 3.66 per 1,0002001: 4 per 1,0002002: 4.2 per 1,0002003: 4.41 per 1,0002004: 4.43 per 1,0002005: 4.49 per 1,0002006: 4.58 per 1,0002007: 4.73 per 1,0002008: 4.95 per 1,0002009: 5.08 per 1,0002010: 5.28 per 1,0002011: 5.36 per 1,0002012: 5.39 per 1,0002013: 5.29 per 1,0002014: 5.31 per 1,0002015: 5.44 per 1,0002016: 5.67 per 1,0002017: 5.9 per 1,0002018: 6.01 per 1,0002019: 6.04 per 1,0002020: 6.25 per 1,0002021: 6.5 per 1,0002022: 6.41 per 1,000
Change over the period: +3.58 (+126.36%) Average annual rate: 2.59 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Spain

Spain 6.41 per 1,000
World 3.93 per 1,000
Europe & Central Asia 8.05 per 1,000
Southern Europe computed 6.6 per 1,000
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Spain, by year Spain All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 6.41 −0.1 −1.48%
2021 6.5 +0.26 +4.1%
2020 6.25 +0.21 +3.46%
2019 6.04 +0.03 +0.45%
2018 6.01 +0.12 +1.95%
2017 5.9 +0.22 +3.91%
2016 5.67 +0.23 +4.24%
2015 5.44 +0.14 +2.58%
2014 5.31 +0.01 +0.23%
2013 5.29 −0.09 −1.71%
2012 5.39 +0.03 +0.56%
2011 5.36 +0.07 +1.36%
2010 5.28 +0.2 +3.93%
2009 5.08 +0.13 +2.71%
2008 4.95 +0.22 +4.61%
2007 4.73 +0.15 +3.27%
2006 4.58 +0.1 +2.14%
2005 4.49 +0.06 +1.36%
2004 4.43 +0.01 +0.27%
2003 4.41 +0.21 +5.07%
2002 4.2 +0.21 +5.13%
2001 4 +0.34 +9.24%
2000 3.66 +0.16 +4.64%
1999 3.5 +0.05 +1.39%
1998 3.45 −0.02 −0.49%
1997 3.46 +0.08 +2.24%
1996 3.39 −0.91 −21.17%
1995 4.3 +0.08 +1.99%
1994 4.21 −0.02 −0.47%
1993 4.23 +0.05 +1.22%
1992 4.18 +0.07 +1.68%
1991 4.11 +1.28 +45.37%
1990 2.83

About the indicator

The number of nursing and midwifery personnel per thousand people. WHO data through the World Bank database; coverage here is broader than in the direct WHO series — 245 territories. The indicator belongs to the set of health workforce indicators by which WHO assesses the ability of a system to secure universal coverage with services.

Important: Density says nothing about accessibility: personnel can be concentrated in large cities, and at the same average value provision in the countryside differs severalfold.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.